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A pure ounce of Guyana’s world famous gold will go to the winner of the Urban Benjamin Memorial road race which rides off tomorrow on the streets of Essequibo.

President of the Guyana Cycling Federation (GCF) Linden Dowdridge says Guyana will no longer host the Caribbean Road Racing Championships because of a lack of funding.

Sterling Products Limited has officially partnered with the Petra Organization as a sponsor to aid in the successful staging of the 9th Courts Pee Wee Boys U11 Football Championship.

With the Guyana Cricket Board’s Senior Inter-County 50-over tournament set to bowl off on Monday, Essequibo and Berbice have named their squads with several Guyana Amazon Warriors players included.

(Reuters) – Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has emerged as the world’s highest-paid soccer player, according to Forbes magazine, the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.

Jim Furyk shot a 5-under-par 67 to earn a share of the lead after the first round of his PGA Tour Champions stop, the Constellation Furyk & Friends, yesterday in Jacksonville, Fla.

SUZUKA, Japan, (Reuters) – Briton George Russell went quickest ahead of Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton at a soaked Suzuka on the opening day of practice for the Japanese Grand Prix.

(Reuters) – An early goal by Lauren Hemp and a penalty from Georgia Stanway helped European champions England beat World champions United States 2-1 in a friendly at Wembley Stadium yesterday in a test for both sides ahead of next year’s World Cup.

One day after Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green apologized to the team for punching teammate Jordan Poole during practice, a video of the incident was leaked.

WELLINGTON,  (Reuters) – New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell is doubtful for the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia after fracturing the little finger on his right hand, the team said yesteron Friday.

BRISBANE, Australia, CMC – West Indies were left searching for confidence ahead of their Twenty20 World Cup campaign after suffering another defeat to Australia, to lose their two-match series in a whitewash here yesterday.

(Reuters) – Australia’s David Warner smashed an incendiary half-century and Mitchell Starc claimed 4-20 to help the hosts beat West Indies by 31 runs in the second Twenty20 International and complete a 2-0 series sweep in Brisbane today.

Three of Guyana’s elite boxers arrived in Asunción, Paraguay, yesterday on a mission to punch their way to the podium at the ongoing South American Games.

Despite their dormancy on the international circuit since competing in matches in the 2022 CONCACAF Nations League in June, the Golden Jaguars have climbed in the FIFA ranking to 171st out of 211 affiliated nations.

As part of the ongoing FIFA reform process, the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has created and approved stringent ethics and procurement policies for its membership which it says will improve accountability and transparency in local football.

Georgetown Football Association (GFA) executive committee member Lomell Johnson has lambasted the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) for their lack of financial support towards conducting the ongoing Senior Men’s League and National Milling Company (NAMILCO) U-17 League.

The Guyana Motor Racing and Sports Club (GMR&SC) annual November race meet, will take a different twist this year as they team-up with Impressions to host what is being dubbed as the premiere auto event of the year, Guyana Automotive Expo and the Ignite Race of Champions.

The 3rd edition of the prestigious GuyOil/Tradewind Tankers Secondary Schools Football League will officially resume on Sunday at the Ministry of Education ground, Carifesta Avenue, Georgetown, with four fixtures.

(Reuters) – Britain’s Phil Read, the first motorcycle rider to win world championships in the 125cc, 250cc and 500cc grand prix categories, died yesterday aged 83, his family said.

(Reuters) – Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton yesterday said he did not plan on retiring from Formula One any time soon.